Sun., May 6, 2007 – Found this model car on a German site while trolling the web – and it spurred a recollection of another interesting bit of Mini lore.

In a nutshell, in the 1960′s, Mini Cooper S’s were used as police cars in the UK and in Australia, and perhaps in other countries. There’s much more to the story, and we’ll be telling it soon…

We’ll also be showcasing a genuine one that’s made it to a new home in the States.

Longtime Mini enthusiast Chuck H. owns that one that he picked up after seeing it at a past Spring Thing event in Florida.

We’ll be covering more on the topic – and showing Chuck’s police model in a future article…